Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system to improve the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (35th sess. : 1980-1981)
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    15 December 1980

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
175. Alternative approaches and ways and means in the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 34/48 of 23 November 1979, in which it decided to consider at its thirty-fifth session the question of the creation of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights under the item entitled "Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms", Recalling also its resolution 33/105 of 16 December 1978, in which it requested the Commission on Human Rights to consider the proposal for the establishment of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as part of its work on the over-all analysis of the alternative approaches and ways and means for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Bearing in mind Commission on Human Rights resolution 28 (XXXVI) of 11 March 1980,[1] in which the Commission decided to continue at its thirty-seventh session its work on the over-all analysis of the further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Taking note of the proposal for the establishment of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Bearing in mind that the proposal for the establishment of a post of High Commissioner for Human Rights requires more careful examination,

1. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to consider this proposal at its thirty-seventh session under the item entitled "Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission: alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms";

2. Further requests the Commission on Human Rights to submit, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session a report on its work with regard to the item mentioned in paragraph 1 above, including the views expressed in the Commission with regard to the proposal for the establishment of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;

3. Decides to consider the question of the creation of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at its thirty-sixth session under the item entitled "Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms".

96th plenary meeting
15 December 1980


[1] See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980, Supplement No. 3 (E/1980/13 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
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